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Union Calendar No. 396 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 87 

[Report No. 114–516] 

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 

Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield 

as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 25, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 6, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military 

Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish 

Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of 

the National Park System, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shiloh National Mili5 tary Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads 

6 Battlefield Designation Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

9 (1) AFFILIATED AREA.—The term ‘‘affiliated 

10 area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield estab11 lished as an affiliated area of the National Park Sys12 tem under section 4. 

13 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Shiloh Na14 tional Military Park, a unit of the National Park 

15 System. 

16 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of the Interior. 

18 SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILI19 TARY PARK. 

20 (a) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of Shiloh Na21 tional Military Park is modified to include the areas that 

22 are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh National 

23 Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 

24 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows: 

25 (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 


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1 (2) Russell House Battlefield. 

2 (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 

3 (b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac4 quire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, pur5 chase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated 

6 funds, or exchange. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Any lands acquired under this 

8 section shall be administered as part of the Park. 

9 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in 

11 the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated 

12 area of the National Park System. 

13 (b) DESCRIPTION.—The affiliated area shall consist of 

14 the area generally depicted within the ‘‘Proposed Bound15 ary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, 

16 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 903/80,073, and dated 

17 July 2014. 

18 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be 

19 managed in accordance with this Act and all laws generally 

20 applicable to units of the National Park System. 

21 (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Parkers 

22 Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall 

23 jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. 

24 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 

25 provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative 


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1 agreements with the management entity for the purpose of 

2 providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, 

3 interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. 

4 (f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 

5 this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the 

6 affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility 

7 for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affili8 ated area. 

9 (g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

11 with the management entity, shall develop a general 

12 management plan for the affiliated area. The plan 

13 shall be prepared in accordance with section 100502 

14 of title 54, United States Code. 

15 (2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

16 the date that funds are made available for this Act, 

17 the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed 

18 general management to the Committee on Natural Re19 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com20 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen21 ate. 


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Union Calendar No. 396 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 87 

[Report No. 114–516] 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National 

System, and for other purposes. field as an affiliated area of the National Park sissippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads BattleMilitary Park located in Tennessee and MisAPRIL 25, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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